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" You can use all the flowery words in the dictionary, but sooner or later, you have to let people know where you stand. "

William M. Daley

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" As commerce secretary, I led the Clinton administration's effort to ensure China's entry into the World Trade Organization and the permanent normalization of trade between the U.S. and China - steps that produced a 76 percent increase in U.S. exports to China in just three years. "

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